The little fox does not want to hide the cub

In the afternoon, Jiang Shen returned to the East Palace on the imperial chariot.

The little eunuch guarding in front of the palace gate stepped forward to help him down, looked on the imperial chariot, and said "Huh" in surprise.

Jiang Shen glanced at him: "What?"

"No, nothing." The little eunuch quickly lowered his head.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was with the young master when he went out in the morning, but now he came back alone for some reason.

Could it be... There was a fight?

The boy brought back by the crown prince had already lived in the East Palace for several days, but few of the palace servants had actually seen him.It's just because His Highness protects people too well and doesn't let others interfere in everything.The little eunuch was lucky. He usually guarded the gate of the palace and bumped into His Royal Highness several times leading the young man in and out.

Even when walking, I had to hold her hand, as if I was afraid of falling.

In the past few days, the palace has secretly complained about His Highness the Crown Prince's fondness for a young man of unknown origin.But the little eunuch only thought that they were sad, or they had never seen the real face of the young man.

That little boy was so handsome.

To put it bluntly, he has been on duty in the palace for so long and has seen so many concubines and beauties, but none of them can beat this young master by a ten thousandth.

Such a good-looking beauty deserves to be held in the palm of his hand and pampered.

But if the master can give grace, he can naturally take it back.

In the past few years in the palace, the little eunuch has seen countless such things. The beauty who was favored and favored when she first entered the palace was despised by the master not long after, and finally became one of the people struggling in the harem.

That little boy...wouldn't have encountered such a thing, would he?

The little eunuch couldn't bear it.

But these slaves, how can they speculate on the master's words and deeds, the little eunuch thought a lot in a flash, but in the end he didn't dare to say anything, just said: "Your Highness, let the slaves come and get the clothes."

Jiang Shen was holding a crumpled cloak in his arms.

The little eunuch wanted to go forward to pick it up while he was talking, but Jiang Shen took half a step back, and the little eunuch didn't even touch a corner.

"No need." Jiang Shen said calmly, with no expression on his face, "just guard your palace gate."

After speaking, he quickly walked to the palace with his clothes in his arms.

Outside the bedroom, a young man dressed in black stood there. Seeing Jiang Shen coming back, he hurriedly stepped forward: "Your Highness, I have something important to do..."

"You wait a moment."

Jiang Shen didn't stop, interrupted his words, pushed open the palace door and walked in.

Yu Xiu subconsciously wanted to follow in, but Jiang Shen kicked the door shut without looking back.

Yu Xiu: "..."

In the bedroom, Jiang Shen walked to the bed, carefully put the bundle of clothes in his arms on the bed, peeled off the cloak and layers of clothes, revealing the little guy inside.

A big living person turned into a fox in front of him, even if Jiang Shen knew in advance that it was a little monster, the shock caused by this scene was not small.

Who would have imagined that the little monster not only poured out a glass, but was so drunk that he immediately changed back to his original shape.

He also said he was not stupid.

Jiang Shen knelt by the bed and touched the little pompom.

Feels great.

Jiang Shen couldn't hold back and touched it a few more times, the little fox's ears trembled lightly, still sleeping unconsciously.

He lay on the bedside and played with the fox for a while, then suddenly remembered something, and took out a pale pink jade pendant from his bosom.

Ever since the young man admitted to him that he gave this jade pendant to him, Jiang Shen didn't continue to investigate this thing.After returning to Beijing, he ordered someone to bring the jade pendant back and kept it with him all the time.

A chubby little fox was carved out of the pale pink pendant, Jiang Shen looked at the jade pendant, and then at the little fox in front of him.

Before this, Jiang Shen always thought that the carving of the jade pendant was a bit distorted, how could a fox have such a rounded appearance.

but……

He put the jade pendant beside the little fox and compared it carefully.

It's exactly the same.

Round into a ball.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was so playful that he completely forgot that there were people waiting for him outside.It wasn't until the young man outside couldn't help but knocked on the palace door and called him softly that he came back to his senses.

Jiang Shen picked up the jade pendant, took the cloak and wrapped the little fox on the bed carefully, got up and went out.

When he opened the door of the palace, he had already turned back into the high, mature and stable His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Jiang Shen stepped out of the bedroom, turned around and closed the door carefully, before asking, "What do you want from me?"

Yu Xiu: "..."

Yu Xiu was probably the one who was hurt the most during this period.

As the commander of the guards, he has been inseparable from His Highness the Crown Prince since he was a child, except when he was out on missions.But recently, His Royal Highness did not allow him to follow him when he went out, he was not allowed to follow him when he was dealing with affairs in the study, and he was not even allowed to enter the bedroom door when talking about secrets.

Those who didn't know thought he had some kind of goblin by his side.

It's almost gone.

He was slandering in his heart, but his expression was still unsmiling, and he said seriously: "His Royal Highness ordered his subordinates to interrogate Lord Li, the priest of the shrine, and his subordinates have been interrogating him for three days and three nights, but..."

Jiang Shen: "Still unwilling to say?"

Yu Xiu shook his head: "Lord Li still insists that he wants to eradicate dissidents for His Highness, and he made this decision himself, which has nothing to do with others."

"I'm still a scholar, so I can't even tell lies." Jiang Shen sneered, "The third brother is now under house arrest by the Holy Spirit, even if he eradicates me as a dissident, can he still reverse the case for him? Not to mention those who died Where did the soldiers come from, and who gave him the crude oil... It's been so many days, and I can't explain a single thing, who do I expect to believe?"

Yu Xiu: "This subordinate is incompetent."

"It has nothing to do with you, I underestimated him." Jiang Shen waved his hand, "After all, he is a literati, and he does have a bit of character, and he is not easy to be subdued."

Yu Xiu asked: "Then...will the interrogation continue?"

He hesitated for a moment, and said: "This subordinate thinks that since the current interrogation method is useless to Mr. Li, if we want to continue the interrogation, I'm afraid the only option is to use punishment."

Mr. Li is old and a weak civil servant, Jiang Shen was worried that he would not be able to bear the torture in the prison, so he never let anyone use the torture.

But without torture, it is really not easy to get words out of such a stubborn man.

Jiang Shen fell silent.

After a while, he suddenly asked again: "How is the third child?"

Yu Xiu: "The Third Highness is still under house arrest in the mansion, under the personal supervision of His Majesty's imperial guards. It seems that they don't know what happened in the ancestral temple yet."

Jiang Shen nodded: "It matches Li Hongzhong's testimony."

According to Lord Li, these things were all planned by himself. Although it was for the sake of the third prince, the third prince was completely unaware of it.

Yu Xiu asked: "Do you need to send someone to test it out?"

It stands to reason that no one else can visit someone who is under house arrest by the Holy Majesty himself.But the Holy Majesty had promised Jiang Shen that he could do whatever he wanted in this matter, including free interrogation of the third prince.

But Jiang Shen shook his head: "There is no rush, even if I want to go, I will go in person."

Yu Xiu: "But..."

"Don't worry, he's just a prisoner now, no matter how much he hates me, he doesn't dare to do anything to me like this." Jiang Shen sighed softly after saying this, "But to this day, I still can't figure it out. Why did you kill me?"

The third prince was born to a concubine in the palace. His mother and concubine died of dystocia when he was born. When he was isolated and helpless, it was the queen who took the initiative to take him back to the palace to raise him.

The queen is kind-hearted and always regards him as her own.Worried that he would be looked down upon in the middle palace, sometimes Jiang Shen and Jiang Yan had conflicts, and she even favored Jiang Yan more.

Among the many children of the Holy Majesty, the relationship between Jiang Shen and Jiang Yan has always been the best.

That's why Jiang Shen still didn't understand how the little brat who always followed behind his butt, biting his brother one at a time, suddenly became the first one to bite him back.

But what happened outside the capital was indeed done by him.

When Jiang Shen brought back the secret letter to trick him back to Beijing, it wasn't long before he found the same fake secret seal from the third prince's mansion.

Forging the secret seal and assassinating the prince, the evidence for the two crimes is solid, and there is no room for maneuver.

Jiang Shen closed his eyes and didn't continue to think about it.

"Li Hongzhong, let him suffer for another two days." Jiang Shen said, "If I can't talk anymore, I'll go to the prison myself."

If it was him in the past, he was worried that if it dragged on, there would be side effects. He has already set off for the prison now.

but……

Who made his little fox still drunk?

Jiang Shen turned his head subconsciously, and glanced into the bedroom.

He had to keep watch over this dazed little fox.

His Royal Highness, the crown prince, has not succeeded to the throne as the emperor, but he already has the meaning of a faint king who is obsessed with beauty all day long.

But His Royal Highness didn't think there was anything wrong with him. He thought about it, and said: "Over there in the prison, find a few subordinates to watch over them so that no one dies. I have another important thing that needs to be done." Do it yourself."

Yu Xiu: "Your Highness, please give me instructions."

Jiang Shen said seriously: "You go out of the palace now, go to the folks and find some strange stories for me and come back."

Yu Xiu: "?"

Yu Xiu's expression was blank: "What, what script?"

"Story tales of ghosts." Jiang Shendao, "It's the kind where the protagonist is a little monster, and legends of ghosts are also fine. You go and find some more for me."

Jiang Shen knows too little about monsters.

For example, today, if he had known that monsters could not drink alcohol and would change back to their original form when drunk, he would never let the little fox drink that glass of wine.

But now, he doesn't even know when the little fox will wake up, and whether he can turn back into a human.

Jiang Shen decided to cram some knowledge.

The folk tales and legends may not all be true, but as the saying goes, there are no waves without wind, read more, and use it as a reference.

After dismissing the commander of his own guards, Jiang Shen returned to the bedroom.

The little fox was still sleeping soundly on the bed, Jiang Shen carried him out of the pile of clothes, put him inside the bed, took off his coat and shoes and socks and lay down on it.

Take that little ball into your arms.

Probably sensed the familiar aura, the little fox stretched out, and voluntarily arched into Jiang Shen's arms.

Although he was drunk, the little fox could not smell any alcohol, only the very fresh smell of grass and jungle.As if sleepwalking, he closed his eyes and climbed onto Jiang Shen's body until he climbed up to his chest, put his head close to Jiang Shen's shoulder socket, and gently stepped on Jiang Shen's chest with his two little paws.

Then get back up and lie down.

It's obviously not the first time to do this proficiently.

With a smile on his lips, Jiang Shen touched the back of his head with his hand, and rubbed the back of his neck skillfully. A strange picture suddenly flashed in his mind.

It was an extremely cold snow field. He fell to the ground, unable to move, almost numb from the cold.

Only a little warmth came from his chest.

Then he opened his eyes and met a pair of clear and beautiful red eyes.

After that?

Jiang Shen wanted to continue thinking, but felt a sharp pain in his head, and his arm around the little fox suddenly tightened.

After a while, his tense body slowly relaxed, and his breathing was slightly difficult.

Ever since the boy came to him, Jiang Shen seems to be less persistent in finding the lost memory of the past.But being no longer attached doesn't mean he doesn't want to remember.

How he and the boy met, what happened between them, every day and every moment they spent together, he didn't want to forget.

But after such a long time, Jiang Shen knows that everything cannot be forced.

Maybe it was precisely this reason that made his spirit relax, or maybe it was because he finally saw the boy's original appearance today.This was the first time after he returned to Beijing, a picture related to the little fox appeared in his mind.

Although only a few fragments.

Jiang Shen took a deep breath and calmed down slowly.

This is a good thing.

Jiang Shen said softly in his heart.

It is better to remember some fragments than nothing at all.

Take it easy.

In the afternoon, the sun outside the hall was just right, making people a little lazy.Jiang Shen took the thin quilt beside him, wrapped himself and the little fox in his arms, and touched the little fox's head.

Close your eyes.

It didn't take long before I fell asleep.

It was rare for Jiang Shen to take a nap today, and he slept for a long time, and when he woke up in a daze, his mind was a little groggy.

The little ball of hair pressing on his chest was gone, Jiang Shen didn't open his eyes, subconsciously groped to the side.

I fumbled around for a while, but found nothing.

Jiang Shen opened his eyes.

It was now approaching dusk, and the color of the sunlight outside became extremely dark, reflecting into the hall through the windows of the sleeping hall.Jiang Shen glanced around quickly, but he didn't see that small ball of bright red.

"Little fox?" Jiang Shen woke up in an instant, turned over and got out of bed, "Little fox, where are you?"

The boy never ran away while he was asleep before.

Even if he wakes up early in the morning and is very hungry, he never runs out to ask his servants to prepare food for him.She would just lie obediently beside Jiang Shen, wait for him to wake up, and then act like a baby to him softly.

How could it suddenly disappear?

Could it be that after turning back into a fox, he no longer has the character and memory of being a human?

Jiang Shen was thinking wildly for a while, searched inside and outside the hall for several times but couldn't find it, was thinking about whether to go to the yard to look for it, when he caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye.

In the closet in the inner room, a small crack was opened at some point.

Jiang Shen walked over quietly, and really saw a little bright red fluff through the edge of the gap.

He gently opened the wardrobe.

There are a lot of clothes stacked in the closet, and the little fox is too small to see what is hidden inside at a glance.

——If it wasn't for a small part of the tip of the tail that wasn't hidden protruding from the middle of the clothes.

Jiang Shen breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his hand and gently pinched the tip of the tail.

The tail jerked back.

This time it was perfectly hidden.

"Come out." Jiang Shen waited for a while, there was no movement in the closet, and he was about to be annoyed by him, "What are you doing hiding, aren't you bored in there?"

The boy's muffled voice came from the depths of the clothes: "...No, not stuffy."

That's fine, it's still talking.

Jiang Shen said: "Come out, if you don't come out, I will arrest you."

The ball of clothes moved, but no fox was seen coming out of it, instead it seemed to be hiding deeper.

Jiang Shen snorted, opened the complicated clothes with one hand, reached in with the other hand, caught something fluffy like lightning, and pulled it out forcefully.

Then I heard a series of crackling words from the young man: "I'm sorry I didn't lie to you on purpose, I'm really a monster but I can't change back now, don't look at me, I don't want to scare you!"

The whole passage didn't stop at all, Jiang Shen looked at the little fox whose limbs were dangling in the air, and it took him a while to realize the main point of that passage.

"Are you hiding... are you worried about scaring me?" Jiang Shen asked.

"Aren't you mortals very afraid of monsters?" The little fox flopped a few times and felt that he couldn't break free, hanging his limbs as if giving up, and said lazily, "Am I scary, don't be afraid of me, can you do it, I never No harm."

The fluff all over the little fox's body exploded, blowing himself into an enlarged pompom.Those beautiful red eyes were watery, and he didn't dare to look at Jiang Shen, and lowered his head aggrievedly.

Jiang Shen looked at him for a while, wanted to laugh, but held back.

Seriously said: "Well, you are quite scary."